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Hankies, Anchors and Guiding Lights

The Way Out Is Through

Dear Inner Circle, Most of us have childhood memories of Sundays being a little different to other days, be it a slower pace or a

Stuff and Nonsense

Dear Inner Circle, The most basic form of love is attention—and the task of attending to someone has become something of a radical act these

Poison Running Through My Veins

Dear Inner Circle, In the late 90s, as a response to the escalating heroin crisis and the high number of overdose deaths, Wayside Chapel opened

O Come All…

Dear Inner Circle, We are soon entering the season of Advent, a time of expectation traditionally marked by the lighting of candles. There is an

Smoke Dreams

Dear Inner Circle, Dare I say it? There’s only 34 days until Christmas. As the years go by, time really isn’t constant, it rolls downhill

All The King’s Men

Dear Inner Circle, Many years ago, Lisa and I ran our home as a drop-in centre, and two eager young mates would regularly stop by

A Few Vices

Dear Inner Circle, Walking to the train this week I heard some shouting and realised the Melbourne Cup race was on, so I hastily ducked

Two Princes

Dear Inner Circle, Most of you will know that the King was in town last week, what you won’t know is that the King also

A Homecoming of Sorts

Dear Inner Circle, What do a group of Bundjalung Elders, Bondi Beach, the Russian Mafia, cheap schnitzels and a dingo have a common? The answer

Memento

Dear Inner Circle, Those opening three words call us back to what matters, speaking to the intimacy that is shared between us. It’s lovely to